Table 4 Mean and standard deviation of metabolites level in ACLF (baseline) compared to controls and follow−up
Groups | Metabolites (mmol/kg) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
NAA | MI | Glx | |
Control (a) | 12.9 ± 1.30 | 2.60 ± 0.50 | 15.0 ± 2.50 |
Baseline (b) | 10.9 ± 1.15 | 1.40 ± 0.69 | 22.5 ± 5.41 |
Follow−up (c) | 11.2 ± 1.00 | 1.72 ± 0.41 | 18.1 ± 3.62 |
p-values | |||
 a vs b | a − b = 0.001 | a −b = 0.001 | a − b = 0.001 |
 a vs c | a − c = 0.004 | a − c = 0.001 | a − c = 0.030 |
 b vs c | b − c = 0.424 | b − c = 0.184 | b − c = 0.024 |